Improving Communication in Academia and Industry Using Standardized Patients

Authors

  • Suzan Kardong-Edgren
  • Jan Barber
  • Val Howard

Abstract

Nurse educators with specialized education in simulation and debriefing, traditionally use standardized patients for teaching communication, empathy, and care skills to graduate and undergraduate students. Standardized patients are lay people or professional actors trained to portray specific illness or care situations that may be experienced by future nurses. New educational innovations include the use of nurse educators and standardized patients (SPs) to train future elementary and secondary school teachers for parent-teacher conferences using simulated parent teacher conferences. A second emerging innovation is the use of nurse educators and SPs to prepare business executives for difficult conversations with peers and employees.

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Published

2018-02-07

How to Cite

Kardong-Edgren, S., Barber, J., & Howard, V. (2018). Improving Communication in Academia and Industry Using Standardized Patients. Social Innovations Journal, (43). Retrieved from https://socialinnovationsjournal.com/index.php/sij/article/view/12944